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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-37 (Hesed 25-33, Gevurah 34-37).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rumors began to circulate about the Knights Templar, as word of their success spread?
(a) They were a form of secret police loyal to the Roman government.
(b) They were not religious, but simply wanted glory and riches.
(c) They were homosexuals, who secretly worshiped the devil.
(d) They were womanizers and cowards.

2. What happens to Colonel Ardenti in Chapter 24?
(a) He dies of a heart attack.
(b) He is publicly ostracized after the publication of his book, and goes mad.
(c) He is murdered.
(d) He is taken prisoner by a mysterious group.

3. Who is Lorenza?
(a) A young woman with whom Belbo fell in love.
(b) Diotallevi's sister.
(c) Belbo's nickname for his computer.
(d) Casaubon's research partner.

4. In what year were the Knights Templar arrested?
(a) 1422.
(b) 804.
(c) 1307.
(d) 1156.

5. What happened to the political radicals in Milan, while Casaubon was away?
(a) They rioted and were driven out of the city, and now communicate via encoded messages.
(b) Most of them were arrested, and the rest formed an underground society.
(c) They staged a coup, and overthrew the city's government.
(d) They migrated away from politics, and toward psychology and transcendental meditation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the main character, as the novel opens?

2. How did the Knights Templar become rich?

3. What is the School of Comparative Irrelevance?

4. Why does Belbo want Casaubon to meet Mr. Garamond, in Chapter 37?

5. Some claim that the rituals and ideals of the Knights Templar were carried on by what other group?

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